About the Dolphin Conservation Center at Marineland
Georgia Aquarium Dolphin Conservation Field Station
Georgia Aquarium in partnership with The Dolphin Conservation Center at Marineland has created the new Georgia Aquarium Dolphin Conservation Field Station in Marineland, Florida. This new facility is a non-profit organization that “is dedicated to research, rescue, rehabilitation and release of dolphins and small whales in Northeast Florida.”

This field station will serve as a state and national Marine Stranding Network Partner. In addition, the facility will serve as a field arm of the Georgia Aquarium’s dolphin and marine research programs. Click here to learn more.  

Programs at The Dolphin Conservation Center at Marineland
The Dolphin Conservation Center at Marineland, a partner of Georgia Aquarium, offers a wide variety of opportunities for meeting dolphins and experiencing them in their natural habitat. Programs range from up-close encounters at pool’s edge to kayaking nearby waterways. The following is a small selection of the programs currently offered.

The Quest program is your chance to swim,
swim and swim some more with these
incredible animals. This interactive program
was created with intimacy in mind, thus, only
4 guests can participate in this affair where
you join Marineland’s professional staff as
they allow you to play with the animals in a
way usually reserved trainers. And while you
will become familiar with the animals when
first immersed via our zero-entry beach, the focus is being in the deep water…where the real fun begins. Click here to see the full program details.

  The Immersion, Marineland's most popular 
  experience, allows participants to enjoy time with the
  dolphins in the shallow water as well as the unique 
  opportunity of swimming with them in deep water.
  Aided by mask and life vest, there is no better way
  than this to truly experience the grace and power of
  the bottlenose dolphin. Your phenomenal 30-minute
  dolphin encounter is preceded by an educational presentation to prepare you for this memorable lifetime experience. Click here to see the full program details.

Kayak Tours offer you the opportunity to explore a National Estuarine Research Reserve guided by a trained naturalist through a interactive program based on research, conservation, education that provides education on both the ecological and cultural landscape. Click here to see the full program details.